Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 3907B
NGC 3907B is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 290.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 290.2 million light-years (88.97 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 166,500 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.59 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.16 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 49m 23.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 05′ 02″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.16. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 290 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5,147.6 billion years.